Syracuse extended its perfect season with two New England wins.

The No. 2 Orange (5-0) used second-half goals to break a tie in both games, beating No. 24 University of New Hampshire on Friday and capturing a shutout over No. 12 Boston University on Sunday.

Gillian Pinder scored an unassisted goal at 8:25 in the first half, but UNH’s Meg Flatley answered at 9:33. The teams entered halftime tied 1-1, but the Wildcats (2-3) struck first in the second half. Megan Bozek pushed UNH ahead 2-1 in the 46th minute.

Trailing late in the second half, Iona Holloway connected with Lauren Brooks to tie the game with 5:48 remaining.

Freshman Alyssa Manley notched her first career collegiate goal with an assist from Alyssa Murray with less than a minute remaining in regulation as the Orange recorded the 3-2 win and outshot the Wildcats 18-5.

In its second game of the road trip, Syracuse downed BU 2-0. After a scoreless first half, Jordan Page scored for SU 58 minutes into the game. Russell followed that up just 59 seconds later for her third goal in five games.

SU opens its Big East schedule against Villanova at home on Friday at 4 p.m.

Women’s soccer

Syracuse finished a four-game road trip Sunday with a loss against Army (4-4-0). It was the Orange’s second game over the weekend as part of the Black Knight Classic in West Point, N.Y.

The Orange (3-3-1) defeated Long Island (1-4-0) on Friday 2-1 with a last-minute goal by freshman Erin Simon to break the tie and secure a Syracuse victory. SU’s second game against Army was close until the end, but the Black Knights prevailed 1-0.

The Orange plays at home for the first time in nearly two weeks to begin Big East play against UConn (4-2-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Volleyball

Syracuse won two of its three matches at the Iowa State Challenge in Ames, Iowa, last weekend. The Orange (5-5) rebounded in Iowa after dropping four straight matches at the Bluejay Invitational a week earlier.

The Orange came out strong in its first match Friday against Iowa, taking a 2-1 lead, but the Hawkeyes came back to win 3-2.

SU defeated Eastern Washington in straight sets in its second match on Friday. The 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-19) win marked the end of a five-game losing streak. Syracuse then defeated No. 18 Iowa State in five sets to earn an impressive upset.

The Orange returns home for the week before traveling to Buffalo on Friday for the Blue and White Classic. Syracuse starts play in the University of Buffalo’s tournament against Hartford at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Cross country

Carrying momentum from strong performances in the season-opening Harry Lang Invitational, Syracuse traveled to Hanover, N.H., for the Dartmouth Invitational this weekend.

In the second invitational of the season, the No. 12 men’s cross country team made a statement and placed first with eight harriers in the Top 10. The No. 9 women’s team placed third.

In her first race of the season, senior Sarah Pagano was the top performer for the Orange, coming in seventh place with 21:38.70. Junior Alexandra Clinton placed 11th with a time of 22:00.10. Sophomore Jessie Petersen came in 15th at 22:12.40, followed by Emily Nist in 16th at 22:16.80. Katherine Fleischer ran to a 27th-place finish.

The Orange will have a weekend off before competing at the Toledo Bubble Buster on Sept. 21.

—Compiled by The Daily Orange Sports staff, sports@dailyorange.com

Published on September 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm